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Wholesale Prices (domestic) of Condensed and Evaporated Milk 
(per case=48 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk and 
48 16 oz. cans evaporated milk) 
1919 1920 
Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. May 
Sweetened Condensed Milk..... 8.05 8.09 8.77 8.74 9.17 
Evaporated Milk . ........ ”..6.23 6.32 5.64 5.14 5.50 
For milk powders the following average prices are quoted 
by the U.S. Bureau of Animal Industry: 
Skim Milk Whole Milk Cream Powder 
1915........ 8.4¢ to 9.7¢ 17.5¢ to 21.0c 30.5¢ to 31.8¢ 
1916 .. ......9.5 to 11.2 20.6 to 27.2 31.1 to 37.4 
1917... ....11.1 to 20.0 27.5 to 35.4. 37.6 to 45.7 
WTS, oe pews os Seer 32.2 to 36.9 45.1 to 47.2 
Beiow are given the wholesale prices at which a skim. 
milk powder made in Canada, was advertised in June, 1920: 
| which makes per pound 
Case of 4 dozen 8 oz. cans..... $12.50 | 52.08 cents 
Case of 2 dozen 1 Ib. cans...... 11.50 | 47.91 cents 
Case of 6 ten pound cans...... 25.00 | 41.66 cents 
In bulk skim-milk powder is sold under the name of “milk 
stock” at 284 cents per pound in 50 pound tins and at 26% 
cents per pound in 200 pound barrels. 
Whole milk and cream powders are only made to order: 
and are supplied directly from the factories, prepaid by parcel 
post, express or freight. The following prices for whole milk 
powder were announced by the same company on May 1, 1920: 
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Corresponding Amounts of 
Fresh Milk 
220. OZ TAN, anc: eh celee ie ccc $ 1.00 9.4 — 10.00 pounds 
1 2% Ib. tin ............. 2.00 18.75— 20.00 & 
6 236 Ib: tin seicancceanss 11.10 112.5 —120.0 a 
LS) WB. stint iedsdeacthand theeane 6.00 60. — 64.0 es 
G8 Ws tind sees enaseeeons 33.00 360.0 —884.0 ae 
It nay be remarked in conclusion that condensed milks at 
present prices are among the cheapest products for food value. 
received. 
4. Conclusions and Outlook. 
The manufacture of condensed milk and milk powder has 
no doubt become a permanent and important factor in the: 
